LOVE AND LOGIC CHAPTER 14 IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL DISCIPLINE Systems vs. Principles A Tale of Two Schools THE SYSTEMS APPROACH SCHOOL The System of Punishment
What rules do we need to govern the school this year?
No gum. Be on time. Respect your teachers. Do your homework. Bring your materials.
What are we going to do to kids when they break the rules?
Judge the behavior, select a punishment, make sure it is carried out.
What are some possible punishments?
Stay in from recess. Go to time-out. In-school suspension. See the Principal.
With this system of rules and punishment….. · Who is doing all the work? (supervision, parental phone calls, paperwork) · What are kids thinking during the punishment? (I won’t do this again? This isn’t so bad?) · Is it the same students who keep getting the punishments?
The System of Reward
What rules do we need to govern the school this year?
No gum. Be on time. Respect your teachers. Do your homework. Bring your materials.
What are we going to do to kids when they follow the rules?
Use positive reinforcement.
What are some rewards will we can give the students who follow the rules?
Free time. Passes. Pizza parties. No uniform days. Stickers for their lockers. Prizes.
With this system of rules and rewards….. · Who is doing all the work? (buying or making the rewards, planning the parties) · What are kids thinking during the rewards? (I get this because I followed the rules? I can break the rules but every now and then I need to follow-them so I end up with a reward?) · Is it the same students who keep getting the rewards?
PUNISHMENT AND REWARD SYSTEMS ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN
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Teachers will interact with their kids in the manner that fits their personality and beliefs, no matter the system designed by the school. In a punishment system, some Teacher will take the position that if everyone would just lighten up there would not be so many problems. In a reward system, some Teachers will find reasons to negate certain students’ behaviors every day in a variety of ways.
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Punishment and Reward Systems that have existed in schools for a long time are difficult to change. The menu of punishments and rewards keeps growing even if there are no improvements in student behavior.
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Systems of punishment and reward are based on external control. If the punishment means nothing or the reward is not great enough, the student will revert to original behavior --- there will be no internalized behavior change. COMPLIANCE ACHIEVED THROUGH PUNISHMENT OR REWARD IS ALMOST ALWAYS TEMPORARY A Tale of Two Schools THE PRINCIPLES APPROACH SCHOOL The LOVE AND LOGIC Way
What rules do we need to govern the school this year?
No gum. Be on time. Respect your teachers. Do your homework. Bring your materials.
What are our individual beliefs and purposes about Teaching?
“I am responsible for helping students solve their own problems and manage their own behavior by giving them guidance”? “Students need to learn to make decisions and then live with the consequences of those decisions”? “Students need to learn that the adult is boss and in control”?
What are core beliefs or purposes that we can achieve consensus on as a team?
Consensus meaning I can live with these beliefs and purposes and agree that they are core to how we, as Teachers, will relate to students.
What have been the punishments we have used in the past? Do these punishments compliment our core beliefs?
Stay in from recess. Go to time-out. In-school suspension. See the Principal.
What have been the rewards we have used in the past? Do these rewards compliment our core beliefs?
Free time. Passes. Pizza parties. No uniform days. Stickers for their lockers. Prizes.
In the future, what kinds of actions are we going to use with students when they break the rules that are aligned with and support our core beliefs about teaching and learning?
Give some control in order to retain control. Ask questions that require students to think about the situation, choices and possible consequences. Express empathy and sadness when students do inappropriate things at school and let logical consequences come out of the situation.
Teacher: Good morning. Student: I forgot my materials today.
Systems: When are you going to start to be responsible…..? Principles: How upsetting that must be. Feel free to see if you can borrow from a friend or you are welcome to just sit and take a zero for today’s work.
IN A PRINCIPLES APPROACH, ALL PROGRAMS, INTERACTIONS SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES ARE ALIGNED WITH CORE BELIEFS ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING
«««««««««« TO CHANGE, EVERYONE MUST INTERNALIZE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES ««««««««««
«««««««««« THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING ««««««««««
In a Principles Approach we do not drop all punishment and rewards. We teach and use prevention and intervention strategies in line with our core beliefs. In a Principles Approach, change will take time and be painful. Teachers learn and practice new behaviors in line with their core beliefs and Student Discipline focuses on
«««««««««« CONSISTENCY COMES FROM LIVING WITH CORE BELIEFS ««««««««««
developing a sense of responsibility in the students with whom we work. CONSISTENCY AND HARMONY COME FROM LIVING BY A SET OF CORE BELIEFS Make a plan We want to be a Love and Logic School. Follow the plan Understand the Four Key Principles and Achieve consensus on our Core Beliefs Pay constant attention to the process Anything not attended to gets ignored, so constantly revisit where we are in the process Understand that change happens only over time It takes a long time to bring about internalized behavior change Initially focus on staff development Recognize and be Patient…..There will inevitably be a dip of change where things will get better before they get worse and then they will get worse before they get better GETTING STARTED Schools successful in becoming Love and Logic schools focus heavily, in the first three years, on staff development. Weekly staff meetings Developing targeted skills Working in an atmosphere supportive of risk taking and occasional failure Change involves…..gaining an awareness of what you are really doing…. getting feedback from others……finding a partner with whom to share new experiences and struggles …..leaving room for mistakes…..practicing new skills one at a time …..making adjustments…..internalizing the new behavior. Using Love and Logic training programs All staff members are not required to adopt Love and Logic…. create a study group of the most enthusiastic teachers….create additional study groups as the enthusiasm grows. PEARL You are either doing it the Love and Logic Way, or you are doing it the reward and punishment way.
IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL DISCIPLINE Systems vs. Principles
A Tale of Two Schools
THE SYSTEMS APPROACH SCHOOL
The System of Punishment
· Who is doing all the work? (supervision, parental phone calls, paperwork)
· What are kids thinking during the punishment? (I won’t do this again? This isn’t so bad?)
· Is it the same students who keep getting the punishments?
The System of Reward
· Who is doing all the work? (buying or making the rewards, planning the parties)
· What are kids thinking during the rewards? (I get this because I followed the rules? I can break the rules but every now and then I need to follow-them so I end up with a reward?)
· Is it the same students who keep getting the rewards?
PUNISHMENT AND REWARD SYSTEMS ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN
BELIEFS
ARE STRONGER
THAN SYSTEMS
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Teachers will interact with their kids in the manner that fits their personality and beliefs, no matter the system designed by the school. In a punishment system, some Teacher will take the position that if everyone would just lighten up there would not be so many problems. In a reward system, some Teachers will find reasons to negate certain students’ behaviors every day in a variety of ways.
OLD SYSTEMS
DIE HARD
««««««««««
Punishment and Reward Systems that have existed in schools for a long time are difficult to change. The menu of punishments and rewards keeps growing even if there are no improvements in student behavior.
THOSE WHO NEED TO CHANGE, DON’T
««««««««««
Systems of punishment and reward are based on external control. If the punishment means nothing or the reward is not great enough, the student will revert to original
behavior --- there will be no internalized behavior change.
COMPLIANCE ACHIEVED
THROUGH PUNISHMENT OR REWARD
IS ALMOST ALWAYS TEMPORARY
A Tale of Two Schools
THE PRINCIPLES APPROACH SCHOOL
The LOVE AND LOGIC Way
Ask questions that require students to think about the situation, choices and possible consequences.
Express empathy and sadness when students do inappropriate things at school and let logical consequences come out of the situation.
Student: I forgot my materials today.
Principles: How upsetting that must be. Feel free to see if you can borrow from a friend or you are welcome to just sit and take a zero for today’s work.
IN A PRINCIPLES APPROACH, ALL PROGRAMS, INTERACTIONS SKILLS
AND TECHNIQUES ARE ALIGNED
WITH CORE BELIEFS ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING
TO CHANGE, EVERYONE MUST INTERNALIZE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
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THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING
««««««««««
In a Principles Approach we do not drop all punishment and rewards. We teach and use prevention and intervention strategies in line with our core beliefs.
In a Principles Approach, change will take time and be
painful. Teachers learn and practice new behaviors in line
with their core beliefs and Student Discipline focuses on
CONSISTENCY COMES FROM LIVING WITH
CORE BELIEFS
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developing a sense of responsibility in the students
with whom we work.
CONSISTENCY AND HARMONY
COME FROM LIVING BY A SET OF CORE BELIEFS
Make a plan
We want to be a Love and Logic School.
Follow the plan
Understand the Four Key Principles and Achieve consensus on our Core Beliefs
Pay constant attention to the process
Anything not attended to gets ignored,
so constantly revisit where we are in the process
Understand that change happens only over time
It takes a long time to bring about internalized behavior change
Initially focus on staff development
Recognize and be Patient…..There will inevitably be a dip of change
where things will get better before they get worse
and then they will get worse before they get better
GETTING STARTED
Schools successful in becoming Love and Logic schools
focus heavily, in the first three years, on staff development.
Weekly staff meetings
Developing targeted skills
Working in an atmosphere supportive of risk taking and occasional failure
Change involves…..gaining an awareness of what you are really doing….
getting feedback from others……finding a partner with whom to share new experiences and struggles
…..leaving room for mistakes…..practicing new skills one at a time
…..making adjustments…..internalizing the new behavior.
Using Love and Logic training programs
All staff members are not required to adopt Love and Logic….
create a study group of the most enthusiastic teachers….create additional study groups as the enthusiasm grows.
PEARL
You are either doing it the Love and Logic Way, or you are doing it the reward and punishment way.